"Have fishing crews found the fabled Island of Gold?" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	23 Oct 2021 7:49 a.m. PST
It was a fabled kingdom known in ancient times as the Island of Gold, a civilisation with untold wealth that explorers tried in vain to find long after its unexplained disappearance from history around the 14th century. The site of Srivijaya may finally have been found – by local fishing crews carrying out night-time dives on the Musi River near Palembang on the Indonesian island of Sumatra… The Guardian: link
ColCampbell	23 Oct 2021 9:02 a.m. PST
Interesting find, in more ways than one! Jim
Parzival	23 Oct 2021 9:41 a.m. PST
There's a lot of hyperbole in that article, making it hard to sift through the claims to get at the details. But it's still a fascinating bit of history.
Wackmole9	24 Oct 2021 6:38 a.m. PST
As long as it keeps them off WW2 wreaks in search of new "treasure"

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